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Audiences
large and small, across the country have been
captivated and motivated by this “naturally gifted”
public speaker, award-winning television and radio
broadcaster, and Hall of Fame athlete. Vera is
most notably known for her extensive background
in broadcasting serving as a National Collegiate
Athletic Association and WNBA Basketball Color
Analyst and Reporter. She has been an on-air personality
at several radio stations from New York to Florida
earning the South Carolina Broadcaster's Association
"Personality of the Year" in 1994. Over
recent years, she has groomed her training, mentoring
and leadership skills in the arena of collegiate
coaching. She currently spends the NCAA Women’s
Basketball season broadcasting for the Big Ten
Network.
Vera is also the author of Play Through the Foul and co-author of The True Champion’s 30 – Day Challenge (with AJ Ali). Vera is quick to advise that her name means “faith” as well as “truth” and thrives to reflect those virtues in all of her inspirational writings and speeches. She anticipates the published release of her poetic story “New Best Friend” – (The Faith Poem) to be released later in 2010.
A 2002 inductee into the Syracuse University Orange Plus Hall of Fame, Vera was also recognized as the 1988 Big East Women's Basketball conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Syracuse University’s renowned Newhouse School of Public Communications. In addition to 20 years of fulfillment as a broadcasting and media professional, her diverse background has invited her to wear many other exciting hats: coach, teacher, academic advisor, trainer, sales and promotions manager, program director, writer, real estate agent, actress, and stand-up comedienne….As a communicator, she’s truly been there, done that! Vera’s “first big speech” came when she was asked to deliver the commencement address in front of an audience of over 2,000 at her high school graduation. Over two decades and hundreds of public speeches later, her “gift of gab” is still in demand.
Vera's penchant for empowering and entertaining has been cultivated by employment and training opportunities by prominent corporate, media and academic industry leaders. They include Procter & Gamble, Pulte Homes, ESPN, Fox Sports, Madison Square Garden, NBA/WNBA, NCAA, Syracuse University, Indiana University, the University of Dayton, and the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company. Using a unique and interactive blend of wit and wisdom, Vera has parlayed her wealth of personal and professional experiences, into a motivational public speaking and communications skills training career. Thus, not only are people gratifyingly discovering why Vera's VoiceWorks, but how confidently and effectively theirs can work too!
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